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Total questions: 81

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Name
Class
Date
1.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
2.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
3.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
4.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
5.
What region has the cities of Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, and Corpus Christi?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
High Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Central Plains
6.
What region of Texas has a high risk of hurricanes?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
High Plains
c)
Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
7.
What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Red River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Lake Travis
d)
Colorado River
8.
Texas Region with the smallest population?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
9.
What are regions?
a)
Bodies of water
b)
Areas of land with physical features that set them apart from other areas of land
c)
A group of people with a shared set of beliefs, goals and religious customs.
d)
People who study the past.
10.
Which region has a dry, desert like climate with limited vegetation? 
a)
Mountain and Basins Region
b)
Great Plains 
c)
North Central Plains 
d)
Coastal Plains 
11.
Why does the Coastal Plains region receive the most rainfall on a yearly basis?
a)
it's location near the Rio Grande River
b)
it's location near the Gulf of Mexico
c)
flooding of the San Antonio River
d)
it's not the region with the most rainfall
12.

Based on all the information you have learned about the regions, which region do you think would have made the best home for Native Americans, who had to live off the land?

a)

North Central Plains, because it's grassy and has little rain

b)

Great Plains, because there are many different landforms there

c)

Mountains and Basins, because they could hide from their enemies in the mountains

d)

Coastal Plains, because its fertile land and abundance of rain would have lots of plants and animals and good land for farming.

13.

Cactus & desert plants can be found in this region.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains & Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

Central Plains

14.
This region of the state has the highest population?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains & Basins
15.

What does the word arid mean in your own words?

4 lines
16.

What does the word indigenous mean in your own words?

4 lines
17.

What did you learn this week about the Mountains and Basins region? (WRITE 3 SENTENCES USING THE RACE METHOD)

4 lines
18.

What state is colored in?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Texas

c)

Nebraska

d)

Kansas

19.

Which of these is the ONLY major city in the Mountains and Basins region?

a)

El Paso

b)

Dallas

c)

Fort Worth

d)

San Antonio

20.

Which number on this map is Austin [our capital city, which is located on the Colorado River]?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

5

d)

4

21.

Which of these Texas cities would most likely experience a hurricane?

a)

Galveston [located on the gulf coast]

b)

El Paso [built in the middle of a West Texas mountain range]

c)

Dallas [which is where you are RIGHT NOW]

d)

Amarillo [found in the middle of the Texas "panhandle"]

22.

Which of these is the ONLY major city in the Mountains and Basins region?

a)

El Paso

b)

Dallas

c)

Fort Worth

d)

San Antonio

23.

Which number on this map is Austin [our capital city, which is located on the Colorado River]?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

5

d)

4

24.

Which of these Texas cities would most likely experience a hurricane?

a)

Galveston [located on the gulf coast]

b)

El Paso [built in the middle of a West Texas mountain range]

c)

Dallas [which is where you are RIGHT NOW]

d)

Amarillo [found in the middle of the Texas "panhandle"]

25.

Which region of Texas is mostly agricultural because of its good soil, mild climate, and wide open spaces? [hint: Fort Worth is a major city found in this region]

a)

North Central Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Mountains and Basins

d)

Great Plains

26.
What large body of water provides Texas [especially the Coastal Plains] with most of its rainfall?
a)
the Gulf of Mexico
b)
the Rio Grande River
c)
Lake Texoma
d)
the Atlantic Ocean
27.
Why does the Great Plains region have a cooler temperature than other Texas regions?
a)
because the Great Plains is higher in elevation
b)
because the Great Plains is closest to the equator
c)
because the Great Plains is a flat land with very little vegetation
d)
because the Great Plains is right next to the Gulf of Mexico
28.

Which region has the four largest cities in Texas? [those cities are: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Austin]

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Great Plains

29.

Hurricanes [like the one that struck Galveston in 1900 and nearly destroyed the city] are a form of _________ which wears away the earth's surface.

a)

erosion

b)

drought

c)

blizzard

d)

deforestation

30.
What region is shown in this map?  [It's often referred to as the "Texas Panhandle"]
a)
Great Plains
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
31.
How many natural regions of Texas are there?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
32.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
33.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
34.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
35.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
36.
What region has the cities of Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, and Corpus Christi?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
High Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Central Plains
37.
What region of Texas has a high risk of hurricanes?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
High Plains
c)
Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
38.
Located in the Mountains and Basins, what is the highest point in Texas?
a)
Davis Mountains
b)
Chisos Mountians
c)
Guadalupe Peak
d)
Rocky Mountains
39.
What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Red River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Lake Travis
d)
Colorado River
40.
What correctly describes the Mountains and Basins region?
a)
Least amount of rain and least populated
b)
Most amount of rain
c)
More people live here than in any other region
d)
Largest region
41.
Texas Region with the smallest population?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
42.
Texas Region where the cities Lubbock and Amarillo are located?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
43.
The Red River makes the border on the Northern part of Texas.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
44.
 El Paso, Marfa, and Alpine are all cities located in which region?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
45.
Which Texas geographic region is the largest?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Coastal Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Great Plains
46.

This REGION has the highest elevation.

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains & Basins

c)

Great Plains

d)

Central Plains

47.

The ELEVATION of TEXAS...

a)

Increases South to North

b)

Increases East to West

c)

Increases West to East

d)

Increases North to South

48.
What large body of water touches the Coastal Plains region? 
a)
Gulf of Florida
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Gulf of Mexico
49.
Which one of the following attracts tourists to the Mountains and Basins region? 
a)
Padre Island
b)
Big Bend National Park
c)
Palo Duro Canyon
d)
Dinosaur Valley State Park
50.

Which Texas region has the greatest amount of precipitation?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

51.

Which region of Texas do we live in?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Mountains and Basins

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

North Central Plains

52.

What region is labeled #1?

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountain & Basins

d)

Coastal Plains

53.

What is the region labeled #2?

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountain & Basins

d)

Coastal Plains

54.

What is the region labeled #3?

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountain & Basins

d)

Coastal Plains

55.

What is the region labeled #4?

a)

Great Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

Mountain & Basins

d)

Coastal Plains

56.

What river is labeled #5?

a)

Ganges River

b)

Sabine River

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Red River

57.

What river is labeled #6?

a)

Ganges River

b)

Sabine River

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Red River

58.

What river is labeled #7?

a)

Ganges River

b)

Sabine River

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

Red River

59.

What city is labeled #8?

a)

Dallas

b)

Houston

c)

Ft. Worth

d)

San Antonio

60.

What city is labeled #9?

a)

Dallas

b)

Houston

c)

Ft. Worth

d)

San Antonio

61.

What city is labeled #10?

a)

Dallas

b)

Austin

c)

Ft. Worth

d)

San Antonio

62.

What city is labeled #11?

a)

Dallas

b)

Austin

c)

Ft. Worth

d)

San Antonio

63.

What city is labeled #12?

a)

Dallas

b)

Austin

c)

Ft. Worth

d)

San Antonio

64.

What city is labeled #13?

a)

Amarillo

b)

Austin

c)

El Paso

d)

Lubbock

65.

What country is labeled #14?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Mexico

c)

United States of America

d)

Brazil

66.

What body of water is labeled #15

a)

Arabian Gulf

b)

The Large Gulf

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Gulf Coast

67.

What states border Texas?

a)

New Mexico, Arkansas, Kansas, Colorado

b)

New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana

c)

Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado

d)

Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado

68.

Which group has the Karankawas, Coahuiltecans, and Atakapan?

a)

Gulf Culture Group

b)

Plains Culture Group

c)

Puebloan Culture Group

d)

Southeastern Culture Group

69.

Which group is located in the Mountains and Basins region?

a)

Puebloan Culture Group

b)

Southeastern Culture Group

c)

Plains Culture Group

d)

Gulf Culture Group

70.

Which group grew corn, beans, squash, pumpkins, and berries?

a)

Southeastern Culture Group

b)

Gulf Culture Group

c)

Plains Culture Group

d)

Puebloan Culture Group

71.

Which group had the Tonkawas, Apaches, Comanches, and Kiowas?

a)

Gulf Culture Groups

b)

Southeastern Culture

c)

Plains Culture

d)

Puebloan Culture

72.

What did the Gulf Culture Groups eat?

a)

Wildcats and bears

b)

Fish, turtles, clams, and berries

c)

Horses and dogs

d)

McDonald's

73.

Which group had the Jumano and Tiguas?

a)

Gulf Culture Group

b)

Southeastern Culture Group

c)

Puebloan Culture Group

d)

Plains Culture Group

74.

Which two groups were nomadic?

a)

Southeastern Culture Group

b)

Plains Culture Group

c)

Gulf Culture Group

d)

Puebloan Culture Group

75.

Which group hunted deer and used irrigation to grow corn, beans, and squash?

a)

Gulf Culture Group

b)

Puebloan Culture Group

c)

Southeastern Culture Group

d)

Plains Culture Group

76.

Which group relied heavily on buffalo for food, clothing, shelter, etc?

a)

Southeastern Culture Groups

b)

Puebloan Culture Groups

c)

Gulf Culture Groups

d)

Plains Culture Groups

77.

Which group has the Caddo, Coahuilteacans, and Wichitas?

a)

Plains Culture Group

b)

Puebloan Culture Group

c)

Gulf Culture Group

d)

Southeastern Culture Group

78.

What group is located in the Great Plains region?

a)

Gulf Culture Groups

b)

Plains Culture Groups

c)

Southeastern Culture Groups

d)

Puebloan Culture Groups

79.

Which group produced one of the first types of societal government?

a)

Plains Culture Group

b)

Puebloan Culture Group

c)

Southeastern Culture Group

d)

Gulf Culture Group

80.

Which two groups were sedentary?

a)

Southeastern Culture Group

b)

Plains Culture Group

c)

Gulf Culture Group

d)

Puebloan Culture Group

81.

Which group lived in adobe houses called pueblos?

a)

Gulf Culture Group

b)

Puebloan Culture Group

c)

Plains Culture Group

d)

Southeastern Culture Group

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